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UNIT THREE THE EARLY YEARS OF THE COMMON MARKET

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HISTORY OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, 1945 – 1992

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STEP 2 THE HALLSTEIN COMMISSION

Soon after its creation the European Economic Community emerged as the most important of the three Communities. It was led by an ambitious and experienced president- the German lawyer prof. Walter Hallstein. Hallstein devoted his talents and energy to the creation of a closer union in economic as well as political matters. Based on the provisions and the spirit of the Treaty of Rome that set the task to create a common market within 15 years and implied political integration, he firmly believed that the EEC institutions were bound to integrate policies.